Concordia University, St. PaulConcordia University, St. PaulConcordia University, St. PaulConcordia University, Liberal Arts

Academic Catalog

Academic Catalog for Concordia UniversityConcordia University offers classes for continuing education, degree completion, graduate & undergraduate
Google Custom Search

Index
About Us
Admission
Tuition/Fees
Course Descriptions
Contact Us 



Open a new window to view online.

Music Major


44 credits

Prerequisites:

The successful music major will enter the program with music-reading ability and previous music performance experience and study. The level of each student's abilities and experience will be initially assessed through a music placement survey, auditions for ensembles and placement evaluations by private lesson instructors. Based on this assessment, the student may be required to take one or more of the following courses:

MUS101

Basic Musicianship

2

MUS111

Class Piano I

2

MUS112

Class Piano II

2

General Education - choose 2-4 credits:

MUS120

Music and the Human Experience

2

FPA113 

The Harlem Renaissance

4

Required: (27 credits)

MUS201

Musicianship I

4

MUS202

Musicianship II

4

MUS301

Musicianship III

4

MUS302

Musicianship IV

4

MUS321

Music History I

3

MUS322

Music History II

3

MUS323

Music History III

3

(Note: Beginning in 2004-2005, the two course Music History sequence changes to this sequence of three 3-credit courses.)

MUS7xx

4 semesters ensemble @0-2 credit each

0-8

MUS8xx

4 semesters private lessons @ 1 credit each

4

Electives: (7-9 credits)
Electives may be chosen from any music offerings. (9 for the Applied and Music History tracks, 7 for the Theory/Composition track.) Up to 2 credits may be drawn from 700- level ensemble courses.

Track: (select one of the following 8 credit tracks)

Applied Music Track (8 credits)

MUS9xx

3 semesters honors lessons @ 2 credits each

6

choose 2 credits:

MUS494

Sr. Project: Conducting Recital

2

MUS495

Sr. Project: Recital

2

Music History Track (8 credits)

MUS493

Sr. Project: Thesis

2

choose 4 credits:

MUS220

Topics in Music (repeatable)

2

MUS430

History of Sacred Music

4

MUS431

Congregational Song

4

choose 2 credits:

MUS423

Vocal Literature

MUS424

Keyboard Literature

2

MUS425

Choral Literature

2

MUS426

Instrumental (Band) Literature

2

MUS427

Organ Literature

2

Music Theory/Composition Track (10 credits)

MUS365

Electronic Instrument Techniques & Pedagogy

2

MUS444

Instrumental Arranging

1

MUS445

Choral Arranging

1

MUS890

2 semesters of Composition lessons @ 1 credit each

2

MUS990

Honors Composition lessons

2

MUS492

Sr. Project: Composition Recital

2

© 2009 Concordia University | 275 Syndicate Street North | St. Paul, MN 55104 | Toll-Free: 1-800-333-4705

Please contact Jody Ragan about content on this page last updated on November 30 2007.

© 2009 Concordia University | 275 Syndicate Street North | St. Paul, MN 55104 | Toll-Free: 1-800-333-4705